word classes Flashcards
what are the 3 types of nouns?
- proper
- abstract
- concrete
what is a proper noun with example?
- names of people or places
- james
what is an abstract noun with example?
- states, feelings and concepts that do not have a physical existence
- love
what is a concrete noun with example?
- objects that have a physical existence
- cup
what are the 4 types of verbs?
- material
- relational
- mental
- verbal
what is a material verb with example?
- actions or events
- jump
what is a relational verb with example?
- identify properties or show states of being
- appear
what is a mental verb with an example?
- show internal processes such as thinking
- believe
what is a verbal verb with example?
- show external processes of communicating through speech
- shout
what are the 3 types of adjectives and adverbs?
- base
- comparative
- superlative
what is a base adjective/adverb with example?
- the basic form of an adjective or adverb modifying another word
- interesting, carefully
what is a comparative adjective/adverb with example?
- a form used to compare two instances either adding ‘er’ or using ‘more’
- more interesting, bigger
what is a superlative adjective/adverb with example?
- a form used to compare more than two instances, identifying a best example
- biggest, most interesting
what are the 3 types of pronouns?
- personal
- demonstrative
- indefinite
what is a personal pronoun with its individual examples?
- refer to people and are differentiated in terms of person, number and gender
- I (first person singular)
- you (second person singular/plural)
- she (third person, singular, feminine)
what is a demonstrative pronoun with example?
- orientate the reader or listener towards a person, object, or idea either nearby or further away
- those
what is an indefinite pronoun with example?
- refer to a person, object or idea that is non-specific
- someone
what are the 3 examples of determiners?
- articles
- possessives
- quantifiers
what is an article determiner with its example?
- show that something is definite or indefinite
- the (definite) a/an (indefinite)
what is a possessive determiner with example?
- show ownership
- my
what is a quantifier determiner with example?
- show either specific or non-specific quantities of a noun
- some or one
what are the 2 types of conjunctions?
- co-ordinating
- sub-ordinating
what is a co-ordinating conjunction with example?
- link words or larger structure such as phrases and clauses together where they are equal
- and
what is a sub-ordinating conjunction with example?
- link clauses together to show one is dependent on another
- because
